Shade-roller bracket.



No. 878 624. PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

A. HLFLEMING. SHADE ROLLER BRACKET.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 28, 1907.

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A TTOR/VEIVS ALLISON H FLEMING, OF FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA.

SHADE-ROLLER BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11 1908.

Application filed March 28. 1907 Serial No. 365.087.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLIsoN H. FLEMING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairmont, in the county of Marion and State of West V irginia, have invented a new and shown and described in Patent No. 842,091,

granted to me on Jan. 22, 1907.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable and compact device of this character the parts of which are struck from sheet metal and are so shaped as to be efiiciently held against displacement after they have been assembled and adjusted.

Another object is to provide novel means for securing the device to windows of different sizes without the necessity of employing screws or similar fastening means, said securing means being adjustably and non detachably connected to the bracket in a simple and novel manner. 7

A still further object is to provide an adjustable bracket designed to support a curtain pole and either or bothan inner and. outer shade roller.

'VVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form ofthe invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bracket in ositionupon awindow Fig. 2 is a plan view 0 one end portion thereof Fig. 3 is an enlar ed section on line :r:r, Fig. 2, a portion 0% the rod being broken away; Fig. 4 is a section on line 'y Fig. 2;

, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the clamping shoes.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, A designates an extensible rod made up of two similar members 1, 1 each of which is preferably formed of a strip of sheet metal bent in the direction of its length so as to appear substantially V-shaped in cross section. Each of these members has its outer end flattened as shown at 2 and terminating in outstanding arms 3 the end portions of which are preferably extended inwardly and thence outwardly as shown at 4 to form guides. Each of these guides has oppositely disposed notches 5 for the purpose hereinafter disclosed.

The inner or adjoining ends of the'members 1, 1 lap so that one of said members fits within the other and is capable of sliding longitudinally therein. In order that these lapping-members may be secured against independent movement, locking devices of novel form are utilized. Each of these looking devices consists of a sheet metal strip 6 which is wrapped around the lapping portions of the members 1 and those portions of this strip which lap have re istering threaded openings 7 through whic extends a set screw 8. The end'of this set screw is designed to extend into the inner member 1 and to bind against the apex thereof so as to cause the strip 6 to tightly embrace the two members 1 and clamp them together so as to beheld against independent movement. Preferably two of these fastening devices are disposed upon the lapping portions of members 1, 1 but it is to be understood that one or more may be utilized if preferred.

Slidably mounted u on the guide 4 of each arm 3 is a lon itudina ly slotted base plate 9 having an inc ined extension 10 at one end may be formed integral therewith, if desired.

The guide 4 projects through the slot in plate 9, the opposlte walls of said slot riding within the notches 5.

In connection with the curtain pole bracket, brackets for supporting the inner and outer shade rollers may be utilized. The inner roller bracket consists of a slotted slide 14, mounted upon the guide 4, opposite walls of the slot being disclosed within the notches 5. An arm 15 extends from the slide 14 and has an opening 16 designed to engage one end of a shade roller. The slide and the base plate 9 are held together and in proper position upon the member 1 by means of a holding screw 17 which extends through the two.

longitudinally within a slide 19 disposed upon the edges of the member 1 and having an arm 20 extending therefrom and provided with an opening 21 to receive one of the trunnions of a shade roller. This arm 20 and the slide 19 constitute the supporting bracket of the outer shade roller and by placing a nut 22 u on the screw 17 this bracket can be tight y bound against the member 1 and the slide 14 and base plate 9 can also be bound in place. It will be noted that one end of the slide 19 is tapered and projects into the member 1 as shown at 23, said end serving to prevent the slide from turning upon the screw 17. The other end of the slide is preferably offset as at 24 so as to ride upon the flattened portion 2 of member 1 during the adjustment of the slide 19.

The arm 3 has parallel slots 25 therein through which extends oppositely bowed arms 26 which are secured to or formed integral with a shoe 27 having a working face 28 preferably formed ofcorrugated rubber or other soft material which will not injure a wooden surface when clamped thereagainst.

The bowed arms 26 permit a limited move ment of the shoe 27 toward or away from the arm 3 and also permit a rocking movement of the shoe. The free ends of the arms have notches 29 in which works the edge portion of a cam 30 mounted on a stud 31 extending from the flattened portion 2 of member 1.

This cam has an arm 32 extending from it and designed to be limited in its movement in one direction by the screw 17. The free end of the arm is preferably twisted to form a finger piece 33.

It is of course to be understood that the arrangement of brackets, shoe, etc., herein described, is duplicated at each end of the rod. When it is desired to secure the bracket to a window the rod A is adjusted longitudinally so that the shoes will assume positions close to opposite portions of the window frame. The screw 17 is then loosened so as to permit the base plate 9 and slides 14 and 19 to be adjusted upon each end portion of the rod A in order to support a curtain pole and shade rollers of predetermined lengths. When this adjustment has been effected the screws 17 are tightened after which the entire bracket is secured to the window frame by turning the cams 30. These cams will push against the arms 26 and force the shoes 27 outward until the working faces thereof bind tightly against the window frame. The bracket will thus be firmly supported without injury to the window frame and both inner and outer window shades as well as a curtain pole can be readily placed in position thereon. It is of course to be understood that either set of slides 19 and 14 may be dispensed with if desired. An important feature of the present invention resides in the fact that every part thereof with the exception of the screws may be stamped from sheet metal and therefore the device can be made very cheaply. Moreover, in view of the peculiar shapes and arrangements of the parts the bracket is rendered very durable and attractive.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a longitudinally channeled rod angular in cross section, an arm at one end of the rod, and a guide for the arm; of a longitudinally slotted base plate slidably engaging the guide, an extension upon the base plate having one end straddling the rod, a bracket movable with the base plate, and means engaging the rod and base plate for holding said plate against movement.

2. The combination with anextensible rod, an arm extending therefrom, and a bracket adjustably connected to the rod; of a shoe, oppositely bowed arms extending therefrom and loosely mounted within the arm of the rod, and a cam pivotally mounted upon the rod and projected into and disposed to actuate the arms of the shoe.

3. The combination with an extensible longitudinally channeled rod having flattened end portions, and arms extending from said portions; of a slide adjustably mounted upon the rod, said slide having a tapered extension movable within the rod, and an 'offset portion movable upon the flattened end portion, an arm extending from the offset portion, means for binding the slide to the rod, and means extending from the arms of the rod for securing the rod to a supporting structure.

4. The combination with a rod; of means thereon for engaging a supporting structure, said.means comprising a shoe, an arm extending therefrom and loosely connected to the rod, and a cam pivotally mounted upon the rod and engaging and disposed to actuate the arm to shift the shoe in one direction.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature 7 in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLISON H. FLEMING. Witnesses:

J. Ross COLHOUN, C. E. DOYLE. 

